Paucity of young women golfers not easy to explain

2:41 AM,
Jul. 19, 2013

Louise-Anne Morin, of the City of Poughkeepsie, competes in the Dutchess County Women's Amateur golf tournament on Monday at McCann Memorial Golf Course in the Town of Poughkeepsie. Morin finished second.

Written by

Phil Strum
Poughkeepsie Journal

The Dutchess County Women's Amateur committee has struggled over solving a riddle for years.

How do you get more young women to play in the annual event and, perhaps more important, how do you get more young women playing golf?

"We're constantly trying to push and get them in," Dutchess County Women's Amateur chairperson Mary Penny said. "I wish we had more young girls. That is disappointing that it's more mature golfers because we need to get the younger golfer." ...